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Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Family Scolopacidae

The Common redshank has a longer bill that is about one and a half times the length of its head. Sometimes, its legs might be covered with mud and thus not obviously red. It is a very common winter visitor to Singapore. (About 30cm)

 

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